The Biggest Box Office Movies Coming to Theaters This Decade
License Global compiles an adaptive list of the biggest movies, we believe, which will impact licensed consumer products across 2023 and beyond.
Character and entertainment make up for 41% of the brand-licensing activity at retail. That’s precisely $129.4 billion of the worldwide total for FY2021 ($315.5 billion) according to Licensing International. One core driver is the blockbuster, the major movie moment that brings fans and families together.
With the gradual return and proven success of the blockbuster movement after a trying period for cinema (e.g., “Super Mario Bros. Movie” becoming the world’s biggest video game adaptation on record), we’re taking a deep dive into what franchise editions, new launches and tentpole pictures will impact the brand-licensing calendar over the next five years.
2024 Box Office Movie Releases
“Lilo & Stitch” – Disney+ (TBD)
“Twisters” – Universal Pictures (TBD)
“Inside Out 2” – Disney (TBD)
“Masters of the Universe” – Mattel Entertainment (TBD)
"Mean Girls" – Paramount (January)
“Madame Web” – Sony Pictures (February)
"Argylle" – Universal Pictures (February)
“Kung Fu Panda 4” – Universal Pictures (March)